What companies do you subscribe to?

[AtomicBunny]

Right. $20-ish for one quarterly (every three months) box, or a little less than seven dollars a month if you're doing monthly budgeting.

Cool, thanks!

 

[AtomicBunny]

Yeah, pretty sure I'm gonna sign up for the fortune cookie soap box on payday. Shhhh don't tell hubby! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[sunnycherry]

I currently subscribe to:

PopSugar Must Have

Goodies Co

Graze -- So excite for this!

Twistband -- 3 months only

Previously tried:

MyGlam (before it was Ipsy) -- eh. 

Birchbox -- for some reason they cancelled mine. Never bothered to resubscribe 

Julep -- not my favorite nail polish brand

I'm on a subscription box craze right now! I never knew there were so many but I'm excited to try out some of the good ones. 

 

[jackieee]

I subscribe to:

- PopSugar Must Have

- New Beauty Test Tube

- QVC's New Beauty Test Tube

- BarkBox

I've been thinking about doing one that's food related.

 

[MaiteS]

just updating my subscribed list:

as of recent i am subscribed

Glossybox

Beauty Box 5

Beauty Army

Loot Crate

Birchbox

Ipsy

I cancelled:

PopSugar Must Have

Sample Society

On/Off:

Julep

 

[naturalactions]

I subscribe to...

Birchbox

Popsugar Must Have

Wantable - makeup and jewelry

Pawalla

Food with Love

Conscious Box

The Bride Box

Seasons Box

Blush Box

Fancy Box - Coco Rocha and JLH (debating the Food box)

LipFactory

Poppy Parcel - Although the sub aspect was dropped and moved to a first come first serve schedule...so I might not remember to purchase each month.

Fair Treasure 

Flicker Box

For the Makers - Gotta get in my DIY fix

Elizabeth & Clark

Yuzen

FitFabFun

Previously subscribed to...

PantyFly...but I got kicked off due to whatever issues they were having with prepaid subs...not a bad thing really

To all you who have fed my sub box addiction with your great opinions and keen eye for companies who may not be on the up and up, thank you!

 

[Mary322]

My current subscription list:

• Birchox-hit or miss, but still a good value for $10 to me, have discovered some great new products
• Ipsy-also a good value, many full size items
• Starlooks-has become one of my favorites, full size, great items, always a super value
• Sample Society-interesting items, pretty good value
• Beauty Army-skipped the last 2 months, no new notable selections available, somewhat frustrating
• Glossy box-has it's ups and downs, still happy with overall items received so far, no customer service issues like many people have had.
• Pop Sugar Must Have-had since Feb. and have only liked the last 2 of the 4 received. Expensive and still on the fence about keeping long term.
• Lip Factory-So far, a super value, lots of items sent that I have enjoyed.
• Conscious Box-I get the gluten free box, had some customer service issues, but they were finally resolved. They send a lot of items for the money, keeping a while longer.
• Ditsies-Love this sub, they have super cute items that are well made, sometimes include little charms or cute little extra items with your order.
• Goodies-have received 3 boxes so far, all great, super value at $7
• Homegrown Collective-subscribed 6 months, received 3 so far and have enjoyed them. Not sure I will re-sub, though, pretty expensive and I would like maybe try a different one in it's place.
• Cravebox-have opted to receive a couple of these. They are a good value but not really exciting items, might try one more time in the future.
• Pawalla Mini-did a Living social deal that was 2 months for the price of 1. Nice items, not sure I will re-sub, already have a spoiled pet as it is!

Cancelled list:

• Bulu Box-only $10 but really didn't use many of the samples. Which were lots of little foil samples of various random supplements. Found myself giving almost all away and then realized it was dumb for me to have this sub, even at $10
• 28 Day Hug-actually was going to cancel and the company went out of business, solved that issue easily!
• Little Black Bag-ordered a bag one time and skipped the rest of the months. They revamped there items and subscriptions, still didn't like any of the items. Stuff I could get for cheaper at TJ Maxx or Marshalls. Happy I cancelled.
• Sock Panda-cute socks, but at $11 a month, they weren't that cute. I actually did 4 months and have yet to wear one pair of the socks I received. Feel stupid I ever though subbing was a good idea now.
• Beauty Box 5-good value, but all drug store type of stuff I wouldn't have bought for myself and found myself not using.
• Goodebox-also a good value, nice natural products, but very ho-hum and hard to get excited about. Found myself not even caring about the stuff I got, so I cancelled. A good company, maybe I am too picky, but I found it boring compared to other beauty subs.
• Turntable Kitchen Pairing Box-I was so excited to try this, it's supposed to be curated music and food ideas and items.  I love music and I love gourmet food, so I felt like the perfect candidate. They have a super cool video on their website explaining the box, it had me sold. After I cancelled some of the above boxes, I felt justified in spending the $25 (plus tax) on this box. I got on the waiting list and made it in for the May box, which I received Saturday. Here is was I got-3 recipe cards, one for cheeseburgers, one for potato chips, and one for donuts. A 7" vinyl record (what we used to call a 45!), a code for a digital mixtape download, and a small sample of smoked sea salt (yes salt!). Wow, what a major disappointment. I email the company today to cancel and explained I was really disappointed. The music was okay, some of it was just mediocre, but whatever. I just can't believe this was supposed to be a food/music pairing experience. The worst $25 I ever spent.  The wrote back, we cancelled your subscription, sorry you were disappointed and that was that. Sorry for the rant, but I was so disappointed in this box!

Subscription I am thinking about:

• Yuzen-seems like everyone has good things to say about this box
• Seasons Box-also hear good things about this one
• New Beauty Test Tube-confused if it would be better to go through New Beauty or get the QVC box. Here the New Beauty box is going bi-monthly, not sure if the QVC one is.

Thoughts, comments, recommendations on new subscriptions? Any help would be appreciated! Glad to know I am not the only one with a subscription problem.....

 

[KayEss]

Originally Posted by Mary322 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

• Turntable Kitchen Pairing Box-I was so excited to try this, it's supposed to be curated music and food ideas and items.  I love music and I love gourmet food, so I felt like the perfect candidate. They have a super cool video on their website explaining the box, it had me sold. After I cancelled some of the above boxes, I felt justified in spending the $25 (plus tax) on this box. I got on the waiting list and made it in for the May box, which I received Saturday. Here is was I got-3 recipe cards, one for cheeseburgers, one for potato chips, and one for donuts. A 7" vinyl record (what we used to call a 45!), a code for a digital mixtape download, and a small sample of smoked sea salt (yes salt!). Wow, what a major disappointment. I email the company today to cancel and explained I was really disappointed. The music was okay, some of it was just mediocre, but whatever. I just can't believe this was supposed to be a food/music pairing experience. The worst $25 I ever spent.  The wrote back, we cancelled your subscription, sorry you were disappointed and that was that. Sorry for the rant, but I was so disappointed in this box!

So there was seriously nothing but sea salt for the "food" portion of the box?!

 

[Mary322]

Originally Posted by KayEss /img/forum/go_quote.gif

So there was seriously nothing but sea salt for the "food" portion of the box?!

Yes! Here are some pictures of what was in the box:



https://www.makeuptalk.com/content/type/61/id/192785/

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by Mary322 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by KayEss /img/forum/go_quote.gif

So there was seriously nothing but sea salt for the "food" portion of the box?!
Yes! Here are some pictures of what was in the box:



https://www.makeuptalk.com/content/type/61/id/192785/



Wow...I can't believe it wasn't at least a full sized jar/tin of the salt...that's crazy!

 

[pengutango]

Originally Posted by Mary322 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Quote: Originally Posted by KayEss /img/forum/go_quote.gif

So there was seriously nothing but sea salt for the "food" portion of the box?!
Yes! Here are some pictures of what was in the box:



https://www.makeuptalk.com/content/type/61/id/192785/



Wow! That's really a ripoff! >.< You didn't even get any actual food. I mean, you can't eat straight up salt! (well, you could, but I don't think most of us would...)

 

[Mary322]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wow...I can't believe it wasn't at least a full sized jar/tin of the salt...that's crazy!

Originally Posted by pengutango /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wow! That's really a ripoff! >.< You didn't even get any actual food. I mean, you can't eat straight up salt! (well, you could, but I don't think most of us would...)

Yeah, I thought it was ridiculous and that is what triggered my previous rant, LOL.  Thanks for confirming that I am not crazy, it was a huge ripoff!

 

[jallu]

Wow that's really disappointing about Turntable.

Mary, I love how you formatted your post with explanations about why you subscribe & cancelled some. Great post and funny too!

Here is my current sub list:

Month to Month:

• Ipsy - Just started in May & I love it. Keeping.
• TopBox - Canadian beauty box. Been with it since April. Satisfied so far but not blown away. Will hold on a while longer.
• Julep - Been with Julep since February and I have dropped SO MUCH MONEY. Whomever is in charge of their marketing is a genius. Between the Maven boxes, mystery boxes and secret store promos, I'm totally hooked. And I barely even wear nail polish!
• Foodie Pages Tasting Box - Canadian Food box. First one is shipping in June. Only $10.95 per month for gourmet/artisan food samples so can't go wrong there.
• Bestowed Box - Started in April and enjoying so far. $20 seems a lot for a few snacks though. Will hold on for a few more months.
• Bark Box - Ordered June box for a dog I am dog sitting. Will be cancelling after that because I don't have a dog!

Pre-Paid:

• Beauty Box 5 - My first sub. Started in March with a year subscription. Happy so far but not a lot of variety in brands. Shipping to Canada takes 3 weeks while some (like Bestowed) only takes a week or less. That part of BB5 is super annoying.Won't be renewing.
• Bulu Box - Just got my first one today and not impressed. Got a 3 month sub for $15 so can't complain. Won't be renewing.
• Seasons Box - Was so impressed with the past few boxes I signed up for April. Around the time they changed management and things have gone downhill. Boxes shipping late, poor customer service... They fixed my issue and left me satisfied but I'm still leery about this one. After my 6 month sub is up I will not be renewing. Will stick to buying the occasional box that interests me.
• Glossy Box Canada - Just signed up for 3 month sub. Is it sad that I mainly did it to get some of those pretty pink boxes? The Canadian Glossy is not great. They send out a lot of drug store products. But hey, I do like Aveeno. Depending how it goes for the 3 months, I may or may not re-sub when it's up.
• Luxe Box - Canadian beauty box - It's only quarterly which I HATE! My sub is up after the winter box in December then I will be cancelling. It's so anti-climactic to wait 3 months for a box. (Hello, Fancy Box??)

Once in a while boxes:

• Wantable - I loved my first Wantable Jewelry Box but it's too expensive ($46 to Canada) to do monthly. My sub is active but I plan to skip every other month or so.
• Cycleface - Same story as above. It's over $30/month with shipping. I don't get out riding enough to need it monthly so I'm cutting it down to every other month or so. I tried to cancel but the owner was so sweet I didn't have the heart. Will cancel for sure come fall when riding season is over.

Recently Cancelled:

• Fancy Box (Coco Rocha & Tyler Florence) - Cancelled both because I didn't want to get dinged for a 2nd month when I still haven't even received the first month's boxes yet. WTH Fancy??
• Healthy Surprise - Cancelled after one month. The main thing is cost. A starter box is about $50 for Canadians (with shipping) and I only received about $30 worth of product in my box. The products were great but the value was lacking.
• Kona Kase - They just raised Canadian shipping rates to $8 per month. So now a box is $23. They offered free shipping with 3, 6 and 12 month subs if we sign up before 28th but I was only going to hang on to it for one more month anyway. I prefer Bestowed. Easy to cancel.
• Pets Love Toys - I loved my first PLT box but I only got it for a dog I'm dog sitting in June. I don't have a dog of my own so don't need this one.

I'm trying to cut back. I have it down to 5 month to month recurring and 5 pre paid for 10 total. After the summer I hope to be down to 6 or 7 max.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by Mary322 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

• Turntable Kitchen Pairing Box-I was so excited to try this, it's supposed to be curated music and food ideas and items.  I love music and I love gourmet food, so I felt like the perfect candidate. They have a super cool video on their website explaining the box, it had me sold. After I cancelled some of the above boxes, I felt justified in spending the $25 (plus tax) on this box. I got on the waiting list and made it in for the May box, which I received Saturday. Here is was I got-3 recipe cards, one for cheeseburgers, one for potato chips, and one for donuts. A 7" vinyl record (what we used to call a 45!), a code for a digital mixtape download, and a small sample of smoked sea salt (yes salt!). Wow, what a major disappointment. I email the company today to cancel and explained I was really disappointed. The music was okay, some of it was just mediocre, but whatever. I just can't believe this was supposed to be a food/music pairing experience. The worst $25 I ever spent.  The wrote back, we cancelled your subscription, sorry you were disappointed and that was that. Sorry for the rant, but I was so disappointed in this box!

The concept sounds amazing. But WTF at the contents. The record ok, even the salt ok (if you had something to actually go with it) but how can they justify charging $25 plus tax for THREE recipe cards and digital music, stuff that can be easily acquired or accessed online.

I feel like this is one of those services where they justify the lack of "tangible" goods by saying you're paying for their  services - curation of recipes and music selections. Still, no thanks.

 

[Mary322]

Originally Posted by kawaiimeows /img/forum/go_quote.gif

The concept sounds amazing. But WTF at the contents. The record ok, even the salt ok (if you had something to actually go with it) but how can they justify charging $25 plus tax for THREE recipe cards and digital music, stuff that can be easily acquired or accessed online.

I feel like this is one of those services where they justify the lack of "tangible" goods by saying you're paying for their  services - curation of recipes and music selections. Still, no thanks.

Yes, I don't care how fancy your recipe cards are, they are just paper. The only tangible items were paper, plastic, and salt. Not an impressive food/music curation by any means!

 

[briannajo]

My current subscription list:

1) Ipsy - loved May's box! 

2) Julep - love ALL of the nail polishes I've received in the past few months I've subscribed!

3) Pop Sugar - on and off...probably will have to skip a month or two then probably come back

4) The Bride Box - I'm a bride-to-be so this sounded awesome - loved their first box!

 

[casualbeauty]

Mary, when I first started reading your explanation of Turntable Kitchen, it sounded awesome! But looking at what you got.. I would be disappointed as well! Their customer service doesn't seem that great either. :/

I'm currently subscribed to Ipsy.  I've been subscribed to them since December 2011 and have been pretty content with them. Sure, the first few months were rocky, but considering the attention it was getting... I figured it would get better and I think it has greatly improved.  I don't think I'll unsubscribe anytime soon. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I used to be subscribed to Birchbox.  I started with them in March 2011 and cancelled my subscription last October.  It was my first subscription service and I got excited every month over it.  However, the last six months of my subscription, I just found myself disappointed with each box.  Most of the samples I was receiving were one time use.  I can't determine if I want to purchase a full size, if I don't get a good enough trial from it. :/ Oh well, it was cool while it lasted.

Reading through this thread, you ladies are subscribed to a lot of sampling programs!  I feel so insignificant with just one LOL

 

[Mary322]

Originally Posted by jallu /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wow that's really disappointing about Turntable.

Mary, I love how you formatted your post with explanations about why you subscribe & cancelled some. Great post and funny too!

Here is my current sub list:

Month to Month:

• Ipsy - Just started in May & I love it. Keeping.
• TopBox - Canadian beauty box. Been with it since April. Satisfied so far but not blown away. Will hold on a while longer.
• Julep - Been with Julep since February and I have dropped SO MUCH MONEY. Whomever is in charge of their marketing is a genius. Between the Maven boxes, mystery boxes and secret store promos, I'm totally hooked. And I barely even wear nail polish!
• Foodie Pages Tasting Box - Canadian Food box. First one is shipping in June. Only $10.95 per month for gourmet/artisan food samples so can't go wrong there.
• Bestowed Box - Started in April and enjoying so far. $20 seems a lot for a few snacks though. Will hold on for a few more months.
• Bark Box - Ordered June box for a dog I am dog sitting. Will be cancelling after that because I don't have a dog!

Pre-Paid:

• Beauty Box 5 - My first sub. Started in March with a year subscription. Happy so far but not a lot of variety in brands. Shipping to Canada takes 3 weeks while some (like Bestowed) only takes a week or less. That part of BB5 is super annoying.Won't be renewing.
• Bulu Box - Just got my first one today and not impressed. Got a 3 month sub for $15 so can't complain. Won't be renewing.
• Seasons Box - Was so impressed with the past few boxes I signed up for April. Around the time they changed management and things have gone downhill. Boxes shipping late, poor customer service... They fixed my issue and left me satisfied but I'm still leery about this one. After my 6 month sub is up I will not be renewing. Will stick to buying the occasional box that interests me.
• Glossy Box Canada - Just signed up for 3 month sub. Is it sad that I mainly did it to get some of those pretty pink boxes? The Canadian Glossy is not great. They send out a lot of drug store products. But hey, I do like Aveeno. Depending how it goes for the 3 months, I may or may not re-sub when it's up.
• Luxe Box - Canadian beauty box - It's only quarterly which I HATE! My sub is up after the winter box in December then I will be cancelling. It's so anti-climactic to wait 3 months for a box. (Hello, Fancy Box??)

Once in a while boxes:

• Wantable - I loved my first Wantable Jewelry Box but it's too expensive ($46 to Canada) to do monthly. My sub is active but I plan to skip every other month or so.
• Cycleface - Same story as above. It's over $30/month with shipping. I don't get out riding enough to need it monthly so I'm cutting it down to every other month or so. I tried to cancel but the owner was so sweet I didn't have the heart. Will cancel for sure come fall when riding season is over.

Recently Cancelled:

• Fancy Box (Coco Rocha & Tyler Florence) - Cancelled both because I didn't want to get dinged for a 2nd month when I still haven't even received the first month's boxes yet. WTH Fancy??
• Healthy Surprise - Cancelled after one month. The main thing is cost. A starter box is about $50 for Canadians (with shipping) and I only received about $30 worth of product in my box. The products were great but the value was lacking.
• Kona Kase - They just raised Canadian shipping rates to $8 per month. So now a box is $23. They offered free shipping with 3, 6 and 12 month subs if we sign up before 28th but I was only going to hang on to it for one more month anyway. I prefer Bestowed. Easy to cancel.
• Pets Love Toys - I loved my first PLT box but I only got it for a dog I'm dog sitting in June. I don't have a dog of my own so don't need this one.

I'm trying to cut back. I have it down to 5 month to month recurring and 5 pre paid for 10 total. After the summer I hope to be down to 6 or 7 max.

First, that is so funny that you subscribe to two dog boxes and you don't even have a dog. That is just the kind of crazy thing I would do if I was dog sitting, too!  Julep always tempting to me, it looks great, but I will kick myself if I subscribe. I am a medical Aesthetician so my nails are always super short and polish never stays on anyway. Bestowed looks good, but I already get Conscious and Goodies, and I have to remind myself I cancelled Bulu because I don't need more Health/Food boxes. Seasons has looked tempting in the past, but seeing reviews on the last few months convinced me I would rather try Yuzen, which I am on a waiting list for. I did end up cancelling my PopSugar Must Have box, so that what I want to replace Yuzen with.  Wantable boxes have never appealed to me so far, they always look like a lot of money for things I can't get too excited about.  I also decided to try one month of the New Beauty Test Tube, but I know I probably should not have, I have more stuff than I need as it is.  I will have to scale down soon, I just purchase Sephora's Summer Sun bag, it has a million items in it, plus I got a free Buxom bonus kits with my points and other samples.  I also purchased some items from Ulta and received an 11 piece beauty bag from them, plus other free samples. Thank goodness most of the Canadian boxes don't ship to the US, I don't need any more!

 

[Mary322]

Originally Posted by casualbeauty /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Mary, when I first started reading your explanation of Turntable Kitchen, it sounded awesome! But looking at what you got.. I would be disappointed as well! Their customer service doesn't seem that great either. :/

I'm currently subscribed to Ipsy.  I've been subscribed to them since December 2011 and have been pretty content with them. Sure, the first few months were rocky, but considering the attention it was getting... I figured it would get better and I think it has greatly improved.  I don't think I'll unsubscribe anytime soon. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I used to be subscribed to Birchbox.  I started with them in March 2011 and cancelled my subscription last October.  It was my first subscription service and I got excited every month over it.  However, the last six months of my subscription, I just found myself disappointed with each box.  Most of the samples I was receiving were one time use.  I can't determine if I want to purchase a full size, if I don't get a good enough trial from it. :/ Oh well, it was cool while it lasted.

Reading through this thread, you ladies are subscribed to a lot of sampling programs!  I feel so insignificant with just one LOL

My suggestion would not to get more, next thing you know you have 10 of them and are looking for more!  I totally have to scale back, it's gotten ridiculous.  I like Ipsy, I think that was a good alternative to Birchbox.  If you get sick of Ipsy, I would try Starlooks, it's great makeup and excellent customer service.  Just don't get it unless you cancel Ipsy or you will might end up like me, ha!

 

[casualbeauty]

Originally Posted by Mary322 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


My suggestion would not to get more, next thing you know you have 10 of them and are looking for more!  I totally have to scale back, it's gotten ridiculous.  I like Ipsy, I think that was a good alternative to Birchbox.  If you get sick of Ipsy, I would try Starlooks, it's great makeup and excellent customer service.  Just don't get it unless you cancel Ipsy or you will might end up like me, ha!

Hahaha, I try not to look at any other subscription services.  So I don't know of many, so it's not unusual that I haven't heard of Starlooks before.  I was just on their website, so what I'm getting at is that they are a makeup line and they send out samples of their products?